Competing Visions for NYC’s Governors Island

“All five concepts are thoughtful approaches to a complex design problem. And the emphasis on public space is reassuring; responses to the agency’s earlier requests for proposals typically included more commercial development. But the five plans still fall short of the sweeping ambition such a unique parcel of undeveloped public land in New York City should inspire. We are mostly left with good intentions.”

Competing Visions for NYC’s Governors Island was last modified: March 6th, 2012 by ksalay@pps.org